Author Archives: Susy

I’m pleased to be able to say that a poem from my book, Being, has been published in the UO Environmental Studies spring publication of Ecotone. See page 12.

It’s funny how one thing can lead to another and that to another until what you started to write about turns into something else. My goal was to tell about some of the time I was attending the University of … Continue reading

Wednesday was the last day of the sparrow/finch identification class and we got a bit damp around the edges. But our search near Fern Ridge Reservoir, at the end of Royal Avenue, resulted in our seeing the last two sparrows … Continue reading

Finding something unusual when you’re hiking takes time and patience. Sometimes something really interesting has happened when I’ve been walking along but, more often than not, the unusual shows up when I’m sitting very still, perhaps taking a short break … Continue reading

“That must be a Bewick’s Wren,” I exclaimed, when one member of our group spotted a face in the dark hole of a small snag. “Look at the white eyebrow!” Ooops..turned out it was the striped face of a small chipmunk … Continue reading

Saturday, April 13th, I left home around 6:30 heading for the Oregon Poetry Association (OPA) Spring 2013 Conference co-sponsored by the Silverton Poetry Association (SPA). This was a 3-day event but I chose to drive up just for the Saturday … Continue reading

Mt. Pisgah Arboretum This is the time of year to get out and see the early wildflowers, in between Pacific Northwest rain showers and often accompanied by rainbows against the surrounding dark clouds. Last week, on a sun-filled day, I … Continue reading

This last Monday my eldest grandson and I visited Finley Wildlife Refuge, 10 miles south of Corvallis. Several years ago he and I had gone there with no idea what to expect and had a wonderful time exploring the trails, … Continue reading

Groundwaters Publishing has produced a new book of poems entitled Ripples on the Water that contains poems from their quarterly publications. Four of my poems, also found in my book, Being, are included.

This weekend I received an email from an associate professor/insect systematist (also the associate director of the Essig Museum of Entomology) at U.C. Berkeley who had a question about Silver Slipper Campground and creek, which I’ve mentioned in a previous … Continue reading